Close to Medium Blue
#021CED
#021CED is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 11% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 233°, with 98% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #021CED.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.78:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.78:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.39:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #021CED as they’d see it.
#021CED in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #021CED
What color is #021CED?
#021CED is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Blue. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 11% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 233°, with 98% saturation and 47% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #021CED in RGB?
#021CED is rgb(2, 28, 237): 2 red, 28 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #021CED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 88, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #021CED?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #021CED?
Its complement #554B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.